Victoria Cross

Question 1

The Victoria Cross

Answer 1

-awarded for valour in the face of the enemy
-Introduced by Queen Victoria in Crimean War

Question 2

Corporal John Prettyjohns

Answer 2

5th Nov 1854
-platoon ran out of ammunition clearing Inkman caves occupied by Russians
-Russian began creeping up in single file
-Cpl threw first man down the slope at the Russians following, whilst rest of the troop through stones

Question 2

Bombadier Thomas Wilkinson

Answer 2

7 June 1855
-In Crimean war repaired damages to the defences of Advanced Batteries under gailing fire

Question 3

Lieutenant George Dan Dowell

Answer 3

15 July 1855
-explosion on HMS Arrogant leade to Lt taking 3 volunteers and rescuing crew, later lowering the stricken boat out of enemy gun range

Question 4

Captain Lewis Stratford Tollemache Halliday

Answer 4

24 June 1900
-Attack on British Legation by enemy boxers occupying the building
-A hole was driven in the legation to try drive the men out
-Despite severe woundings Cpt was able to kill 4 enemies
-Refused assistance and walked to the hospital unaided

Question 5

Lance Corporal Walter Richard Parker

Answer 5

30 April 1915
-Took vital supplies to isolated trench despite deaths of the rest of his party
-Gave assistance to wounded and when the trench was evacuated, helped to remove and attend the casualties, despite being hurt himself

Question 6

Major Francis John William Harvey

Answer 6

31 May 1916
-Enemey shell killed almost all in the gunhouse
-Despite losing both legs, used voice pipe to order the dors of the magazine to be shut and the cordite magazine flooded with seawater.
-saved the ship but died shortly after

Question 6

Major Fredrick William Lumsden

Answer 6

3 April 1917
-Helped capture 6 enemy field guns
-Made 3 journeys to the guns directing operations until the last gun was seized, despite hostile barrage

Question 7

Captain Edward Bamford

Answer 7

23 April 1918
-Landed on mole, ignoring threat to his personal safety was able to establish a strong point to the righjt of disembarkation and an assault on the left

Question 8

Sergeant Norman Augustus Finch

Answer 8

23 April 1918
-Two heavy shills hit foretop of HMS Vindictivekilling or disabling all but Sgt Finch
-Continued firing at the enemy in his battered and exposed position harassing the enemy on the mole until the foretop took another fatal hit

Question 9

Corporal Thomas Peck Hunter

Answer 9

3 April 1945
-Come under fire from houses where Spandau machine guns were lodged
-By seizing Bren gun running 200 yards of open ground, offered himself as a target to save his troop, forcing six gunners to surrender and the remainder to flee.